[UPDATE: The cleanup, originally scheduled to take place Saturday, has been moved to Sunday, according to the event Facebook page. From the page: “We have decided to postpone until tomorrow. While we wanted to rally and clean regardless of the rain, so many people have been sick lately. We would hate for you to get […]

A few dozen zombies lumbered down the boardwalk in the rain Saturday morning, but the time the sky cleared and the sun came out the few were joined by their “undead” counterparts. Deputy Police Chief Anthony Salerno puts crowd estimates at 20,000 spectators and participants —  the same number of people that attended last year’s […]

Asbury Park Boys & Girls Club kids walked through a new set of doors into a fully renovated club space for the first time today. Through a partnership with Lowe’s home improvement store’s Local Heroes program, improvements to the first floor of the building were completed Sunday, according to Douglas Eagles, the club’s executive director. “It’s […]

Another six condominium units are currently under construction in downtown Asbury Park. Local Asbury Park developers Patrick Fasano and Patrick Schiavino closed purchase on the building located at 700 Mattison Avenue, at the corner of Mattison and Bangs avenues, and renovations are underway on six one- and two-bedroom units, he said. “The Mattison,” a four-story building […]

Downtown Asbury Park could be the home of the state’s first gin and whiskey distillery since prohibition. Asbury Park Distilling, LLC. submitted plans Friday to open a 4,000 square foot craft distillery at 527 Lake Ave., on the corner of Lake Avenue and Press Plaza. The distillery would be located within the same building as the […]

Asbury Park police, along with law enforcement officers across Monmouth County, are armed with an additional ticket book for the month of October in an effort to keep residents “Unplugged and Alive,” a campaign to raise awareness to the dangers of cell phone use while driving. Drivers pulled over by police for texting or talking while driving could be […]

UPDATE: The start of the NJ Zombie Walk has been changed to 5 p.m., due to rain Saturday morning. This article has been updated to reflect the new start time. The 2014 New Jersey Zombie is scheduled to take place in Asbury Park Saturday at 5 p.m. and thousands of zombies are expected to crawl […]

With the holiday season just around the corner, this Sunday offers shoppers in Asbury Park the chance to beat the crowds and score unique gifts and artisan goods early on. More than 30 of the city’s downtown and oceanfront shops will bring their wares out onto the streets during the Asbury Park Citywide Sidewalk Sale, […]

Robert McKeon, the city’s director of property improvement and neighborhood preservation and assistant city prosecutor, has officially been handed the reins to address abandoned properties in the city. At the Sept. 17 council meeting, city council members unanimously voted to amend the city’s abandoned properties ordinance. The change passed the responsibility of addressing abandoned properties […]

From September 23 through 30, the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: SEPT 23 • A 28-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with defiant trespassing in the 600 block of Fifth Avenue. • A 28-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with defiant trespassing in the 600 block of […]